MINERS CASTLE

  • General
    • Vessel Name : MINERS CASTLE 0
    • Operator : PICTURED ROCKS CRUISES, INC. 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 359 0
    • Vessel Type : 16 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 460 0
  • Location
    • City : MUNISING 0
    • STATE : MI 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 62 0
    • Passenger Capacity : 150 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 62.2 257
    • Regular Breadth : 16.6 257
    • Overall Length : 68 257
    • Overall Breadt : 17 257
    • Load draft : 5 257
    • Light Draft : 5 257
    • Height : 18 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1974 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 558132 0

PICTURED ROCKS CRUISES, INC.

  • Area of Operation : MUNISING, MI AREA PICTURED ROCKS 0
  • Principal Commodity : PASSENGERS 0

GRAND ISLAND

  • Type : 16 0
  • Construction : A 0

GRAND PORTAL

  • Type : 16 0
  • Construction : A 0

MISS SUPERIOR

  • Type : 16 0
  • Construction : A 0

PICTURED ROCKS

  • Type : 16 0
  • Construction : A 0

News

White House Could Bypass UN on Deep-Sea Mining

White House Could Bypass UN on Deep-Sea Mining

The White House is weighing an executive order that would fast-track permitting for deep-sea mining in international waters and let mining companies bypass a United Nations-backed review process, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the deliberations.If signed, the order would mark U.S.

Global Seaborne Iron Ore Trade will be Rocked by Guinea's Simandou Mine

Global Seaborne Iron Ore Trade will be Rocked by Guinea's Simandou Mine

The term gamechanger is often over used enough to be rendered meaningless, but the huge Simandou mine in the West African country of Guinea is going to be just that as its start up is set to rock the seaborne iron ore market.The first cargoes from the project may arrive by the end of this year and it's expected that it will ramp up to its full capacity of 120 million metric tons per annum fairly

Proposed Port Fees Could Choke U.S. Coal, Ag Exports

Proposed Port Fees Could Choke U.S. Coal, Ag Exports

President Donald Trump's plan to revive U.S. shipbuilding using massive fees on China-linked ship visits to American ports is causing U.S. coal inventories to swell and stoking uncertainty in the embattled agriculture market, as exporters struggle to find ships to send goods abroad.Trump is drafting an executive order that would rely on funding from a U.S.

Pherousa Scoops ABS, DNV Approvals for Ammonia-Cracking Tech for Ships

Pherousa Scoops ABS, DNV Approvals for Ammonia-Cracking Tech for Ships

Norwegian maritime technology company Pherousa has secured approvals in principle (AiPs) from American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and DNV for its ammonia cracking technology onboard ships, featuring PEM Fuel Cells and Fuel Gas Supply System (FGSS) for fully electric propulsion.Pherousa, together with partners

Industry Executives: Red Sea too risky even after Gaza ceasefire

Industry Executives: Red Sea too risky even after Gaza ceasefire

Companies transporting their products around the world are not ready to return to the Red Sea trade route in the wake of a Gaza ceasefire deal because of uncertainty over whether Yemen's Houthis will continue to attack shipping, industry executives said.The leader of Yemen's Houthis said on Thursday that the Iran-aligned group would monitor the implementation of a ceasefire deal between Israel

US Fossil Fuel, Farm Groups Rail Against Trump Port Fee Plan

US Fossil Fuel, Farm Groups Rail Against Trump Port Fee Plan

Fossil fuel and agriculture industry executives on Wednesday criticized a plan by President Donald Trump's administration for big fees on China-linked ships entering U.S. ports, arguing at a hearing in Washington that the move would hobble their ability to export everything from coal to soybeans.The proposed fees on China-built vessels could top $3 million per U.S. port call.

Industry Representatives Expected to Criticize U.S. Port Fees for China-built Vessels

Industry Representatives Expected to Criticize U.S. Port Fees for China-built Vessels

Fossil fuel and agriculture industry representatives are expected to criticize the Trump administration's plan to impose big fees on China-linked ships entering U.S. ports during a hearing in Washington on Wednesday, arguing the move would hobble their ability to export everything from coal to soybeans.At issue are proposed fees on China-built vessels that could top $3 million per U.S. port call.

A New Thriller About an Amazing Rescue

A New Thriller About an Amazing Rescue

In the early days of dynamic positioning, the 1960s and 70s, commercial deepsea divers soon learned how good their support vessel’s DP footprint was. Their lives depended on it. If a vessel slowly, or worse still, rapidly, moved off position, they would be pulled along with it.Diver safety was an early motivator for developments in DP systems, but risks remained.

Cyclones Delay Rio Tinto Exports from Australia

Cyclones Delay Rio Tinto Exports from Australia

Rio Tinto said on Tuesday it had begun clearing iron ore ships from two Western Australian ports as two tropical cyclones offshore swell seas and complicate its efforts to repair infrastructure damaged by a previous cyclone last month."Safety is our priority. As is procedure, we began sending ships from Cape Lambert Port at the weekend and Dampier Port last night, out to sea

Which Shipowners are Choosing Ammonia?

Which Shipowners are Choosing Ammonia?

The shipping industry is looking into ammonia as an alternative fuel for powering ships, amid other ongoing plans to cut carbon emissions and achieve net-zero by 2050.Here is a list of companies with ammonia-fuelled ship projects:NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (NYK)NYK, with IHI Power Systems and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), completed the world's first ammonia-fuelled tugboat, Sakigake, on Aug. 23.

Adani Ports to Buy $185 Million Stake in Astro Offshore

Adani Ports to Buy $185 Million Stake in Astro Offshore

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone said on Friday it will buy a majority stake in an offshore support vessel operator for $185 million, expanding its fleet and diversifying beyond port operations.Astro Offshore, in which Adani Ports will buy an 80% stake, owns a fleet of 26 vessels including barges and workboats

On Land or Ship, Port Chaplains Offer Comfort to Seafarers of the World

On Land or Ship, Port Chaplains Offer Comfort to Seafarers of the World

Boston celebrated its maritime heritage in June by welcoming tall ships from around the world into Boston Harbor for the celebratory event, Sail Boston. Thousands of people visited the magnificent vessels at anchor to learn about Boston’s rich maritime history.I saw the tall ships with representatives from the New England Seafarers Mission (NESM).